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Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan

By Michael McWhertor on July 10, 2009 at 8:20 AM

Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort is ensuring that Wii MotionPlus penetration is off to a good start in Japan, with the Wii sequel moving another 150,000 copies in its second week on the market.

That puts the Wii Sports sequel at more than a half million copies sold, according to Media Create, a feat sure to be made less impressive next week when Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS lands in Japan. Debuting strongly beneath Wii Sports Resort is Sega’s Hatsune Miku: Project Diva for the PSP, which outsells the recently released Mii-focused DS game Tomodachi Collection.

The only other new debut was EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis, capitalizing on Wii MotionPlus fever.

01. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 155,000 / 514,000
02. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (PSP) – 101,000 / NEW
03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 63,000 / 237,000
04. Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (PSP) – 50,000 / NEW
05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) – 14,000 / 776,000
06. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) – 13,000 / 492,000
07. Sloane to MacHale: Nazo no Monogatari (DS) – 12,000 / 168,000
08. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 (PSP) – 12,000 / 50,000
09. Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (PS3) – 11,000 / 54,000
10. Infinite Space (DS) – 10,000 / 56,000

11. Wii Fit (Wii)
12. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
13. BlazBlue (PS3)
14. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Wii)
15. Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (PSP)
16. Gyakuten Kenji (DS)
17. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
18. Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou (DS)
19. BlazBlue (X360)
20. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii)

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  • INDIGOVENOM
    July 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM
    just wana say the new comment style is pretty nifty

    INDIGOVENOM

  • fearing
    July 10, 2009 at 10:09 AM
    @DigitalHero: And the 360 version is even higher on the list than I would've expected. Not too shaby there for a 360 title in Japan.
  • JusticeBarProductions
    July 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM
    holy crap wii fit is still at number 11
  • MattB
    July 10, 2009 at 9:43 AM
    @Alternate: Actually I just thought Taku-luka was funny. ;)
  • Alternate
    July 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM
    @MattB: I see that you are a chest man. I myself, am more of an ass man.

    Alternate

  • Witzbold
    July 10, 2009 at 9:14 AM
    @latiosking: Can't reply =/: Doesnt help too when the game is sold out at a lot of locations, though I cant confirm if its been restocked since yesterday.
  • Chrisketchum1
    July 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM
    I personally still love wii sports resort. There's actually a lot of replaytability to the game. This includeds 5 achievements that need to be earned in every minigame, the pilotwings plane search, and achieving Pro status on every minigame. The achievements aren't lame also. For example, the archery game has an achievement where you must find and shoot hidden fruit in each area. Nintento did a great job with wii sports resort and I can't wait for wii fit plus.
  • RockyRan
    July 10, 2009 at 9:09 AM
    @Ueziel: It makes sense, when you think about it. WiiSports was a must-have in Japan as a launch title and sold very well as a result. I remember the console-to-WiiSports sales being almost 1-to-1 for a few weeks, in fact.

    WiiSports Resort is being released, what, two years and a half later? Add to that the fact that the Wii fever is starting to come down to sane levels. I think this game will definitely sell constantly across several years, but it definitely won't have the explosive hype that WiiSports did. I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of their shelf lives both titles have roughly the same sales, though.

    RockyRan

  • Witzbold
    July 10, 2009 at 9:08 AM
    @Jaysunli: Yeah in Japan Wii Sports did not come with the console unlike other parts of the world. I do believe Korea? was also the same.
  • MattB
    July 10, 2009 at 9:00 AM
    @latiosking: Can't reply =/: It's first week of sales were very good. Still top ten I see although I'd hoped it would do a little better than this at this point.
  • Witzbold
    July 10, 2009 at 8:59 AM
    Project Diva is a pretty decent fan target game for folks who like the vocaloids. Was rather suprised SEGA managed to license a good number of the fan made songs for the game along with the unofficial spinoff characters. Am suprised to still see Valhalla Knights 2 Battle Stance up there also.
  • Kenofthedead
    July 10, 2009 at 8:58 AM
    @Boom-Chicka-Ah: Go for it, Wii Sports Resort is really quite good and fixes a lot of what troubled Wii Sports. Made far more for each each "sport" to be it's own game to play and replay along or with a friend for quite a while. The racing game might as well be Wave Race Wii. Sword Fighting is great facing off thousands of Miis trying to kill you (as I like to imagine it). Dog fighting in planes will entertain you and a friend for quite some time, more then Starfox 64 ever did. The only thing I can complain about the game is no proper online to play against people across the world. Well, that and I want to shoot the dog.
  • MattB
    July 10, 2009 at 8:58 AM
    @ashlar: You want to have a look at this post.

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  • MattB
    July 10, 2009 at 8:57 AM
    @MixMaster81: Even more popular than Fate/Stay Night's Saber which is saying something. If a Vocaloid character has to be popular I'd rather it was Megurine Luka, but oh well.
  • TheWon
    July 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM
    @Jaysunli: Japan had to buy Wii Sports seperate. We got it free.
  • Alternate
    July 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM
    @MrBangBam: Well, its Japanese, and popular, so... Yes, yes you should have.

    Alternate

  • DigitalHero
    July 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM
    BlazBlue at #13. It will be interesting to see the NPD sales in the U.S.
  • Alternate
    July 10, 2009 at 8:53 AM
    Japan also has some sort of fetish for ridiculously long names. IE, #4 and #18

    Alternate

  • CockroachMan
    July 10, 2009 at 8:52 AM
    @zach a mac rack alack: There's still people that don't understand how those games keep selling for months..
  • TheWon
    July 10, 2009 at 8:51 AM
    With how bad everything is over there. over 500,000 in 2 weeks is ok. The game will have a long sales life. With the idea of the island being used for over games. Nintendo needs to start working on new ips that use all the demos. Putting them into on solid game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJxUehKdxFc
  • ashlar
    July 10, 2009 at 8:50 AM
    why are broken comments broken?
  • Jaysunli
    July 10, 2009 at 8:48 AM
    @zach a mac rack alack: 500,000 is more then alot of actual games ever see period.
  • THEMISSING
    July 10, 2009 at 8:48 AM
    @zach a mac rack alack: takes a few more weeks to build sales man.

    THEMISSING

  • Jaysunli
    July 10, 2009 at 8:47 AM
    @Ueziel: Wii Sports is bundled with the console. Every console sold is a Wii Sports sold. Of course it is going to be much higher.
  • patapon
    July 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM
    @zach a mac rack alack: I expect sales to be around for a long time with this game. It happens with most Wii titles, they have great legs. Then again, it's a resort after all! Maybe JP sales are just lounging around at the pool. Hell, I would love to take a few swims in Nintendo's money pools Scrooge McDuck style.
  • MrBangBam
    July 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM
    @MixMaster81: To be honest I had no idea what "Hatsune Miku" was, so I Googled it... ...I feel like I should have expected that the first search results would provide me with a clean upskirt.
  • latiosking: Can't reply =/
    July 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM
    Is Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi not selling well? I was looking forward to a english realease but the graphics are too........whats the word...
  • latiosking: Can't reply =/
    July 10, 2009 at 8:45 AM
    Is Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi not selling well? I was looking forward to a english realease but the graphics are too........whats the word...
  • latiosking: Can't reply =/
    July 10, 2009 at 8:45 AM
    Is Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi not selling well? I was looking forward to a english realease but the graphics are too........whats the word...
  • Mit
    July 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM
    @zach a mac rack alack: I'd expect Wii Sports Resort to remain in that top 10 for quite some time. Don't worry, it'll get there :P
  • Grumpz®, who knows DSL doesn't
    July 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM
    @BubbleF**kingBuddy: http://kotaku.com/5309812/monster-hunter-sets-psp-record-in-japan...">monster-hunter-sets-psp-record-in-japan...... it sold amazingly, 3.5 million copies, just not better this week.
  • TaggarT6
    July 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM
    I really want to try out the sword fighting and see how it plays. But there just isn't enough good games to warrant the purchase of a motion plus, let alone 2.
  • Mike8813
    July 10, 2009 at 8:42 AM
    Already have my pre-order in on Amazon. I'm really stoked for the archery. I have fond memories of playing an old summer Olympics game on PS2 that hade a fun archery event. Anything to get the wife playin' video games with me! (She's only liked Wii Sports, Viva Pinata, and Pixeljunk Monsters up to this point)
  • BubbleF**kingBuddy
    July 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM
    Project Diva is #? "SO HARDCORE YOU'D HAVE TO BE A MADMAN TO EVEN GIVE A SHIT Portable" is #4? Man, these lists are always surprising.
  • Boom-Chicka-Ah
    July 10, 2009 at 8:40 AM
    I myself is thinking of buying this game. Wii sports was fun as dookie why not this?
  • zach a mac rack alack
    July 10, 2009 at 8:39 AM
    Not like 500,000 sales isn't a lot, but wouldn't they want a lot more considering this is "revolutionary new tech" for the Wii and they're gonna base games around it?
  • Lunasaur
    July 10, 2009 at 8:39 AM
    No surprise there
  • MixMaster81
    July 10, 2009 at 8:38 AM
    Man, people REALLY like Hatsune Miku in Japan..

    MixMaster81

  • Ueziel
    July 10, 2009 at 8:38 AM
    Not as great as Wii Sports sold but I'd assume it'll be around for quite some time and really, sales have been down overall for a while. I'm just happy to see Infinite Space still floating around on there.
  • Lee
    July 10, 2009 at 8:48 AM
    Is that the cover of Wii Sports Resort? It looks like a washing machine with a tropical island full of balloon people inside :(

    Lee

  • Defeated Sanity
    July 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Speaking of Hatsune Miku has anyone seen this :D

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